Background
The Ferguson Unrest of 2014 was caused by the killing of Michael Brown, an 18 year old black man by a white police officer, Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014. Though Brown was unarmed, police accused him of robbing a convenice store moments before the shooting.
Who was Michael Brown? Michael Brown was an 18 year old man who had a promising future ahead of him, as he was a good student in high school and was going to go to college soon. Plus he loved making music, posting it under his handle of BigMike on SoundCloud. Who is Darren Wilson? Darren Wilson was a police officer who had worked many jobs within Missouri. He first worked in Jennings, MO but after the police force was removed there, he moved to Ferguson. |